The Philadelphia Water Department issued a bottle water advisory after officials say 8,000 gallons of a latex-finishing solution were released into Otter Creek in Bristol Borough, Bucks County.
The Philadelphia Water Department, in an update regarding a chemical spill in Bucks County, assures the public the tap water is safe to drink and use until Monday, March 27 at 11:59 p.m. Water Dept. officials stated there was enough water in the Baxter Treatment Plant, which services the bulk of Philadelphia, that was free of any contamination and people should feel confident to use the tap water.
Bucks County health officials said Sunday that the leak late Friday evening at the Trinseo Altuglas chemical facility in Bristol Township spilled between 8,100 and 12,000 gallons of a water-based latex finishing solution into the river. Officials said it is non-toxic to humans and no known adverse health effects have been reported in the county.
Authorities assured they had been in touch with the School District of Philadelphia and no classes would be delayed and no schools would close as a result of the water situation. Any daycare facilities associated with the city were to remain on their regular schedules. They also assured no city services would be disrupted.
Despite the spill, testing at the Baxter Drinking Water Treatment Plant revealed no contaminates in the Philadelphia water system, officials said during a press conference Sunday morning. "At approximately 12:15 a.m. this morning, the intakes at the Baxter Drinking Water Treatment Plant were opened at high tide on the Delaware River and closed at approximately 5 a.m. This was done to maintain minimum levels of water in the system to avoid any damage to our equipment to continue supplying water for fire safety and other needs," said Mike Carroll, Deputy Managing Director for the City’s Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability.
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